 | War in Afghanistan By Jesper Jensen Pollyanna Vorbeck The contemporary world is under constant transformation after the end of the Cold War, in which the United States was the only super power trying to preserve the hegemony formed without the Soviet Union 295.01 Kb.  15 | read |
| A new Nation: The Creation of the United States Lauren Jordan, Iesha Lewis, David Montgomery, Tamra Butler, and Bailey Bollinger University of Missouri-St. Louis English Language Learners to new facts about our county, as well as exploring new vocabulary. By the end of this unit, students will have greater grasp on incidents which led to the founding of the United States, new vocabulary 45.49 Kb. 1 | read |
 | Chapter 16 The Cuban Missile Crisis and New Narratives of the Cold War Even the names by which we know it are different on opposite sides of what Winston Churchill once named “the iron curtain.” The Soviets named their operation anadyr, after a river in Siberia half a world away from its real object, and 32.57 Kb. 1 | read |
| Hegel: How did Hegel alter the Romantics’ view of, "world spirit?" According to Hegel, what is the only fixed point on to which philosophy can hold? 6.06 Kb. 1 | read |
| Chapter 2: Breakpoint North America. And it had a global power which dominated North America—the United States. 1991 was therefore a breakpoint. It marked the end of an era. But far more important 37.86 Kb. 1 | read |
| Background on the Korean War Us air Force f-86 "Sabre" jets over North Korea, October 1952 51.27 Kb. 1 | read |
| Atomic Bomb: Science and Ethics Homework Part One: Whether to Build and Atomic Bomb In it, Einstein explained recent scientific developments that might mean an atomic bomb could be created. He went on to urge Roosevelt to investigate that possibility. He also suggested that Germany might already be building an atomic bomb 12.32 Kb. 1 | read |
 | Chatham House isp/nsc briefing Paper 06/01, pp. 4-6 This briefing note presents initial findings of a study reviewing historical data on the political outcomes of disaster at the level of the nation state and below 31.73 Kb. 1 | read |
| Supreme commander South Korea. On June 27, U. S. President Truman authorized the use of American land, sea, and air forces in Korea; a week later, the United Nations placed the forces of 15 other member nations under U 44.33 Kb. 1 | read |
| Broadcast: September 5, 2002 October 21, 1960 John Kennedy, left, and Richard Nixon in New York during off-the-air time in their fourth and final televised debate 54.66 Kb. 1 | read |
| Walter cronkite – image #33B – The Vietnam War Part 2 American foreign policy calamity of the twentieth century. During Kennedy’s “thousand days” in office, the turmoil in Indochina never preoccupied the American public mind for any extended period 10.8 Kb. 1 | read |
| Why America became involved in Vietnam Vietnam. In the 1600s French missionaries began arriving in Vietnam; by 1883 the Vietnamese ruler was forced to sign a treaty that gave France control of all of Vietnam. The French also controlled areas which are now Cambodia and Laos 38.59 Kb. 1 | read |
| Chapter 50: The U. S. Gets Involved in Vietnam Visitors file past this stark monument at a funereal pace. Here and there, some stop to touch a familiar name. Many simply stand in contemplation or quiet prayer, while others shed tears 47.7 Kb. 1 | read |
| Chapter 12 Grade Eight – United States History and Geography: Growth and Conflict In order to address this challenge, this chapter is organized into four large sections that incorporate relevant questions that can help students understand how individual events and people comprise a larger narrative explanation of our 114.85 Kb. 5 | read |
| Energy and the Environment Public Concerns with Nuclear Power Splitting the atom is like trying to shoot a gnat in the Albert Hall at night and using ten million rounds of ammunition on the off chance of getting it. That should convince you that the atom will always be a sink of energy and never a reservoir 44.95 Kb. 1 | read |